Incoming Students

Welcome to Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS) - Lebanon!

Dear Incoming international student,

Congratulations on being selected as
an exchange student to MUBS. We look forward to hosting your exchange
studies and would like to provide you with some important pre-arrival
information.

Below you will find important
information about your preparation for and arrival at MUBS.

Arrival to Lebanon

You should plan to arrive no
later than the first day of lectures at MUBS. In order to familiarize
yourself with Lebanon and MUBS, we recommend that you arrive about
one week before the beginning of your exchange term. Please note that
MUBS is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as on all public holidays.

MUBS will provide you with an
airport pick-up upon arrival by emailing the OIA al least one week prior to
your arrival.

How to contact us

The office of International Affairs
is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
We are located in MUBS spears campus Abdel Kader Street – third floor.

As a student at MUBS you are
entitled to a free MUBS email account. I
encourage you to make use of all the services and wonderful facilities here at
MUBS. You will receive additional information about them at your Arrival
Orientation.

Please do not hesitate to contact
our office if you have any questions or concerns. In the meantime, I hope that
your preparations are going smoothly. We look forward to hosting your exchange
studies at MUBS.

Arrival information

Welcome to MUBS! Your first point of
contact during your exchange studies is the Office of International Affairs. Please
do not hesitate to contact the
staff of our office of International Affairs (OIA)

After you have arrived to Lebanon,
there are three essential steps that will help you get settled into life at
MUBS and ensure that you have a successful transition to your exchange.

Step 1: Get your Student ID and MUBS email address

Make sure that you show the office
the original copy of your admission letter and your passport in order to
get your student ID and MUBS email address

Contact : Mr. Ibrahim Zein
izein@mubs.edu.lb

Step 2: Attend the Orientation Session

The OIA will be offering a number of
orientation sessions for international students during the first week of each
semester. It is mandatory that you attend one of these
Orientation sessions as it will provide you with vital information about your
exchange. More information about these sessions will be sent to your email
address approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the start of your exchange term at the
MUBS.

Step 3: Housing information

Information about on-campus and
off-campus housing will be sent to you at the email address you have provided
to us when you applied for an exchange at MUBS.

Housing
Services offer assistance and advice to all students on
housing-related matters. They can assist you with finding on-campus and
off-campus accommodations after you are admitted as an
exchange student.

Contact : Mr. Abed Chehab
achehab@mubs.edu.lb

Academic information

Please consult MUBS main website :
www.mubs.edu.lb

All exchange students at MUBS will
receive two copies of their final transcript (statement of final grades)
through the OIA at the completion of their exchange.

Exchange students are subject
to the same rules and regulations and have the same rights as regular
degree-seeking MUBS students.

For example, you must observe
all academic dates. If you fail to drop a course by the deadline
specified by your faculty or division, that course will remain on your academic
record.

If you stop attending a course or
fail to complete assignments or tests, you may receive a failing grade. There
is nothing that the university can do to assist you with this situation unless
it was the result of circumstances beyond your control (such as an illness or
accident).

In general, you will be expected to:

Attend class

Read assigned texts

Participate in class discussions

Submit all assignments on time

Write all tests/exams

You should know that you have
many rights as a student at MUBS. In most faculties, for
example, you have the right to submit a petition to rewrite a test or exam if
you missed it due to illness or accident. You also have the right to be treated
with fairness and respect by your instructors and fellow students. If you feel
that you are being mistreated in any way, please contact the office of
international affairs immediately.

General
Information

Location: Located on the East coast of the Mediterranean Sea,
Lebanon is at the meeting point of three continents: Europe , Asia and Africa .
Lebanon has been the crossroad of many civilizations ; the traces of which can
still be seen today. Its countryside is a place of rocks, cedar trees and
magnificent ruins that look down from the mountains to the sea.

Climate: Lebanon enjoys an essential four season
Mediterranean climate with rainy winters, moderate springs, warm summers and
regular autumns, with an average of 300 sunny days a year.
The winter is mild on the coast and snowy in the mountains and the summer is
hot on the coast but cooler in the mountains. Lebanon is the only country in
the Middle East that doesn’t have a desert.

Population:
3.8 million Lebanese live in Lebanon.
15 million Lebanese and Lebanese decedents are estimated to be living around
the globe
(Largest: Brazil 7 million, USA 3 million)

Religion: There is no state religion in Lebanon . However,
Lebanon officially recognizes 17 religious sects of Christianity and Islam.

Education: About 50% of the schools in Lebanon use French
as their basic language of education, about 30% use English, while 20% use both
French and English as basic languages for education. Arabic language and
Literature are taught in all schools, and the Arabic language is used in some
schools for Philosophy, History and Sociology material. Although a tiny
country; Lebanon is well known for its universities (around 50) following
different higher education systems (American, European …)

Lebanese cuisine: The
cuisine of Lebanon is the epitome of the Mediterranean diet. It includes an
abundance of fruits, vegetables, starches, fresh fish and seafood. The enduring
tradition of the Lebanese is starters; Mezza also known as hors d'oeuvres. The
Lebanese have spread their cuisine to all parts of the world. It has become
well known in fine restaurants in London , Paris , New York and Sidney serve
tabboule, kibbee, hummus and baba’ghannouj.

Government: By constitutional law, Lebanon
is still one of the very few democracies in the entire Middle East with a
constitution agreed upon in 1926.

Time: +02:00 GMT, +07:00 US EST

Currency: Lebanon’s currency is the Lebanese pound (LBP), also known
locally as the Lebanese lira (LL). Banknotes are of the following
denominations: 1000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000; there are also 100,
250 and 500 pound coins.